CPE & Event Catalog
Governmental & Not for Profit Fraud WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Review real-world examples of fraud schemes perpetrated against governments and not-for-profits, including misappropriations of cash, grant frauds, vendor frauds, inventory thefts, and payroll frauds. Understand and recognize fraud risk and fraud indicators. Consider types of fraud prevention programs.
Small Business Risk Avoidance WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
New perspective on corporate governance. ERM overview. ERM-small business approach. 10 steps to take NOW.
101 Tax Planning Ideas WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Planning opportunities in the tax formula. Different types of planning. Frequently used planning techniques. Qualitative and quantitative considerations. The connection between tax planning and other financial planning areas, such as retirement, investment, insurance, and estate planning. Looking to the past, present, and future as we plan.
Advanced Staff Tax Training: Individual WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Taxation of investments. Reporting of business income and losses from pass-through entities including loss limitations. Non-income taxes that impact individual income tax returns. Retirement contributions and planning. Alternative Minimum Tax. Social Security taxation. Charitable contribution planning with limitations.
IRAs: Traditional, Roth, SEP & SIMPLE WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
An emphasis on newly enacted tax legislation affecting IRAs, including the NEW final required minimum distribution (RMD) regulations. Contribution limits to and tax treatment of distributions from Traditional, Roth, SEP and SIMPLE IRAs. Deductible phase-out limits for Traditional IRA contributions for taxpayers who are active participants in qualified retirement plans. Roth IRA contribution phase-out limits, as well as tax-free qualified distributions. Planning opportunities for conversions to ROTH IRAs Rollover rules to/from different retirement accounts and the one-rollover-per-year limitation. The different options of receiving IRA distributions before age 59 « and avoiding the 10% early distribution penalty (including substantially equal periodic payments). The required minimum distribution (RMD) rules from IRAs needed to avoid the 50% penalty after the account owner turns age 72 or dies. The tax ramifications of spouse and non-spouse beneficiaries and how this affects the RMD calculation after the account owner s death. Overview of health savings account (HSA) eligibility rules, contribution limits and distribution rules.
Living Trust Administration Workshop WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
The steps in trust administration. Delaware Tax Trap - its unique use. Change of the exemption in 2026 and its impact. Whether to file a 706 for portability election or Q-Tipping the Credit Trust. Preparation of trust accountings. Trust administration of Medi-Cal Trusts, QPRT, GRAT and IDGTs.
Postmortem Estate Planning: Navigating Decedent's Estate Issues WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Alternative valuation date. Portability and its role in estate tax planning. Installment payments of estate taxes. Use of QTIP elections under IRC Schedule 2056(b)(7). Qualified disclaimers and their benefits. Basis issues in postmortem planning. Decedent's final income tax return and payment of estimated taxes. Managing medical expenses and administrative expenses efficiently. Sixty-five-day rule election. Income and deductions in respect of the decedent (IRD) and its implications.
How to Get a Better Return on Yellow Book and Single Audits - Avoiding the Most Misapplied Audit Concepts WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Discover the fundamental differences in the auditor's responsibilities between financial statement audits performed in accordance with the SASs and Yellow Book. Understand risk assessment factors above those associated with a financial statement audit only. Learn what must be done beyond the financial statement audit in order to issue required Yellow Book and Single Audit reports on internal controls and compliance. Master designing, performing and documenting effective and efficient tests of compliance requirements. Practice identifying, documenting and communicating the impact of internal control deficiencies and compliance audit findings to the client. Common peer review deficiencies.
FAQ Related to the Most Recent Audit Standards SAS Nos. 142-149 WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Clarification of terminology and foundational principles underlying recent generally accepted auditing standards. Answers to frequently asked questions that emerge in the proper application of risk-based audit concepts. Highlights of important concepts included in SASs No. 142-149.
K2'S Artificial Intelligence For Accounting And Financial Professionals WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.5 Credits
Exploring AI applications in accounting and finance. Understanding AI features in everyday tools. Embracing the future: AI's impact on finance and accounting.
Self-Rental Real Estate Passive Activity Rules WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Definition of self-rental property - both for Sections 199A and 469. Self-rental income from directly owned properties and reporting on Form 1040, Schedule E, page 1. Self-rental income from indirectly owned and reporting on Form 1040, Schedule E, page 2. Self-rental property and the Form 8582. Self-rental property and the flow-through entity grouping election. Real-life situations illustrate the various possibilities and discuss the consequences of failing to comply with the reporting standards.
Common Sense CFO: Crisis Management, Innovation, and Other Expectations Put on CFOs WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Championing the role of innovation in the workplace Crisis management What does it mean? What is our role? The roles we take on and differences between the roles we are assigned? Current and future trends and expectations for financial leaders and CFOs Top ten crucial skills for 2035 from the Far Side's wisdom
Form 7203 - How to Calculate Shareholder Basis WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Introduction to Form 7203 and its purposes. Mechanics of completing Form 7203 accurately. Strategies for reconstructing shareholder basis. Loss limitations under IRC Sect. 461. At-risk rules and limitations for S Corporation shareholders. Documentation requirements for shareholder basis. Common errors in calculating and reporting basis. Best practices for maintaining and reporting shareholder basis.
Performance Auditing Made Easy WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.5 Credits
Performance audit standards. Performance audit types. Performance audit objectives.
Best Practices in Obligating Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Finance. IFR. SLFRF.
K2's Next Level Home Networking WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Explanation of common network services such as file sharing, VPN's, media servers, and network isolation using multiple SSIDs. Hardware options and examples of solutions for every budget. Tips and tricks for rebuilding your home network to meet your needs today and into the future.
Securing Your Data with a Password Management App - Updated WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Introduction to the world of password management apps and what makes them so secure. Review and demonstration of top selling password management apps. Software features that will be reviewed. Password generation. Emergency user access. Entity vs. individual password management. Desktop vs. cloud based. Multi device synchronization. PII forms filler. Credit card storage. Digital data vault.
ChatGPT for Accountants: 50 Plus Use Cases WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Introduction to ChatGPT and artificial intelligence chatbot technologies. Automating frequently asked questions and the onboarding process. Verifying and reviewing financial records. Providing real-time support to clients. Generating financial reports. Automating tax return preparation and financial planning. Providing guidance on financial decision making.
FASB and AICPA Update WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
FASB ASU with effective dates of 2024 and later. SAS 149. Recent ethics interpretations.